Falling for my cocky Boss のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

AIDEN'S POVI sat and smiled across the office and watched Tessa. God, there was just something about her that made her glide through life, melting the background into a vague blur. The way she smiled, tucking her hair behind her ear when she was concentrating-it all just flowed together so smoothly, yet effortlessly captivating. And, dammit, if I'd only known just how fast I'd fall in love with her-this being an innocent attraction mushrooming into something else-it really wasn't what I had bargained for.It really was not about sneaking around the office anymore like we've been doing since we returned from the business trip; no, I wanted more than that. I wanted something real with her. I wanted her mine officially.This was supposed to be the day I knew that finally, I would garner the guts to ask her on a date for the first time-no more hiding and no more masquerading that nothing's happening between them, because it meant everything.I checked my time once more. In just a little

Tessa's P.O.V.I could tell that something was really wrong with Aiden, and that feeling in the deep of my bones was very hard to conceal.Out of reach, canceling plans at the very last minute for days on one end, telling me how busy he had been. Seriously, not a single word of it did I buy.I frowned down at my cell phone, the weight of that last text he'd sent-a noose-surrounding my chest. ‘Don't know yet. Let's see how today goes.’I let out a deep sigh and flipped my phone onto the desk. If it's because of work, why did it feel like he pulled away from me so much? Immediately, in the heart of hearts while finding the reason: had I said something wrong, say anything which made him pull away?Longer I couldn't bear that silence; I needed to know what happened.It was my determination overpowering me as I smartly grasped my purse in my hands right across the floor into Aiden's office. The walk across the floor was eternity, and at every step my heels clicked onto the shiny floors, ma

Aiden's POVOutside, the night tore the chill asunder, and I sat inside my car-my hands circling the wheel of my steering a bit too firmly. In front of me, Damien's building loomed dark, silent-the perfect foil to the storm raging inside my head. I cast a glance down at the dashboard clock: 10.32 PM. He should be back any moment now.It wasn't me, here now, folding to the whims of that sick son-of-a-bitch.I let my eyes fall back in my head, my skull hit the seat with a soft thud. Still neon sign of a memory that was, Damien's text just kept blinding me: 48 hours to end things or the video goes viral.Stupid video God. If Tessa ever saw it, no, I couldn't let that happen. Whatever it would take, I had to protect her from this-from him.It wasn't supposed to go down like this. Not today. Not in a few minutes, when I was going to make one of the biggest decisions of my life.Lights flashing behind me in the rearview mirror pulled me from my reverie. I turned to watch as a sleek black ca

Aiden's P.O.V.I couldn't see the road because it was misty outside just like always when I'm looking through my tears. My knuckles went white with hold onto the wheel, but that did nothing to dissipate what was in my chest. The pain of my heart shattering into a million pieces.How did this happen? How did I let Damien win?I didn't know or care much where I was going; all I knew was that I couldn't go home, couldn't face myself after what I'd just done to the woman I loved. Neon lights of a bar instinctively appeared in my peripheral vision off to the side of the road and I pulled into the lot, parking.The acrid sting of the liquor hit me in the face. Just what I needed. Something to deaden the ache, make me forget."Whiskey," I told him as I slid onto one of the stools against the bar.He said nothing, only poured one and set it before me. I swallowed one gulp of it, wincing; the liquid was burning down my throat. That wasn't enough."Another," I said, slamming the glass down.It'

Damien's POV"You're such a heartbreaker, aren't you?" I leaned against the doorframe of Aiden's office, a smirk tugging my lips. "Poor Tessa must be crushed."Aiden didn't bat an eyelid. His eyes stayed cold, intent. He didn't rise to the bait and didn't even twitch. The restraint of it couldn't be avoided, a tiny shade of impressed, which made teasing him at all a little less fun. Still, I wasn't here just to mock him. We had business."What did you come here for?" Aiden asked, his voice sharp, flat. "To gloat?"Partly." I strode into his office, hands in my pockets, taking my time to look around the room. Aiden's office always seemed so sterile, so organized. Boring. Lifeless. Much like him when he wasn't pretending to care about something. "But I've also come to deliver on my end of the deal. You, my friend, held up your part, so it's only fair I do the same."Aiden's jaw clenched a fraction as he leaned forward, hands clasped together over the desk. "The video. Destroy it." "Imp